Let’s see if this second post on the subject brings out the wrath of the christian right [lower case intentional] like the first one did. If that happens, we can always rename the thread “Greg Letiecq fights pornography with pornography.” But I digress…..
News & Messenger reporter Keith Walker has up-to-date coverage of the latest plan for the City of Manassas during Fall Festival, which is one of the city’s biggest events. About 50 people are expected to gather in protest at City Hall sometime during the Fall Festival.
Apparently the plan to coerce merchants into closing their doors between noon and 1 pm didn’t pan out. I know of 1 merchant who ran off the visitor who came to garner support for her cause. Picture a restaurant owner telling everyone to stop eating and to get up and leave right at noon. Sort of makes one chuckle, if some idealistic person didn’t take it seriously. What shopkeeper closes down during the busiest time of the biggest sale day of the year?
The leader of this pack was quoted in the News and Messenger:
MANASSAS, Va. —
Jennifer Basinger said she’s expecting about 50 people to show up at Manassas City Hall on Saturday to rally against an adult store set to open Oct. 20 on Battle Street in Old Town.
She said KK’s Temptations won’t fit in with the historic nature of the area.
“The shop I feel — and many do — is just not consistent with what Old Town is about,” Basinger said.
However, she doesn’t have anything against Kim and Kristina Skokan, the mother-and-daughter team who plan to open the store.
“It’s not a personal vendetta against the owner. It’s not an ugly, self-righteous march at all,” the 39-year-old Basinger said. “It’s really just wanting to keep Old Town the way it is.”
Basinger said the group will restrict itself to the area around City Hall between noon and 2 p.m. to avoid disrupting the Fall Jubilee that is also taking place Saturday.“It’s peaceful. It’s non-confrontational. It’s not meant to take any thunder away from the fall festival,” she said. “It’s not going to be a bunch of people marching into Old Town.”
Reality check! I saw an email or 2 and I don’t think you say some of that stuff to someone you don’t have a vendetta against. Perhaps I just have different values. Ms. Basinger needs to be more honest and forthright about that one.
Another reality check involves the image you want to create for your city. Do you want to stage a protest of any sort on your biggest tourism day of the year? Why not just bring Mr. Fernandez back with a few native Americans to parade around. I am sure he would be glad to accommodate. Anything to embarrass the City. How is this different? At least if Mr. F paraded around with Native Americans you could tell the guests coming in from other areas that it was just the Tea Party, getting ready to dump a few barrels of tea overboard.
Furthermore, what is it that these people want the City of Manassas to do? The City has caved in to every demand. Many people I know are so disgusted with the City for acquiescing to this group of christian conservatives [lower case intentional] that they are simply not going to spend money in the City. In trying to please everyone, you please no one.
Most of the City Councilpersons are nice people who take their elected position seriously. They try to represent their constituents, rather than advance their own agendas. What I don’t think they realize is that many people find KK Temptations a welcome addition to the City. It breaks up the ho hum and the restaurants. An even bigger number don’t care one way or the other.
Kim Skokan and her daughter have postponed their grand opening out of deference to the City merchants who will be their new neighbors. They didn’t want to draw attention away from a big sales day. They have dotted every i and crossed every t. Perhaps they, too, have been just a little too accommodating to those who are all about control and bullying. (and elections)
The Skokans have shown more class by delaying their store’s opening than Jennifer Basinger has shown by trying to draw negative attention to the store during the Fall Festival. Shame on her (Basinger).
Actually, alot of residents think this is not as much a demonstration as it is campaign rally for Jackson Miller.
Ivan, many people see it that way. That might come back to bite him in the rear end. He did step into the domain of the City Council.
Speaking of the City Council–perhaps they are the real people who were bullied. They were put between a rock and a hard place. More to come on this one.
Elena, I’m glad you got a screenshot of that thread. Greg either doesn’t read his own blog or doesn’t admonish such postings.
There is really no reason for that blog to involve us in any way. We weren’t messing with them and I see no reason for them to mess with us. We didn’t share the same opinion. They are free to have their opinions as we are to have our opinions. What they shouldn’t be free to do is bully those who do not share their opinon.
I don’t really want that kind of crap posted on this blog either.
We exercised our first amendment rights on a local issue. Those remarks are meant to discredit us, bully us into silence, and are disrespectful to women….forget women…people in general.
This just in from my big sister, that’s already at the FJ. She doesn’t live around here anymore and had no idea about KK’s. She just called to say she took a picture of a sign that read “WOMEN AGAINST PORNO”. She wanted to know what was going on. I told her it’s too much to explain, and to keep her eyes peeled.
This just in from my big sister, that’s already at the FJ. She doesn’t live around here anymore and had no idea about KK’s. She just called to say she took a picture of a sign that read “WOMEN AGAINST PORNO”. She wanted to know what was going on. I told her it’s too much to explain, and to keep her eyes peeled.
That should go well with the decor of the city. PUH-leez
Where is Mr. F? What will his signs say?
Earlier remark that captured the trash from another blog has been removed. Tacky behavior that degrades women doesn’t belong anywhere, even to make a point. We decided we will take the high road.
It isn’t the first time that blog has used vulgar content to go after people and I doubt if it will be the last.
Apparently some folks have a hard time understanding the difference between whining and laughing. It goes along with the rest of the inability to read and self aggrandizement. 🙄
“At least if Mr. F paraded around with Native Americans you could tell the guests coming in from other areas that it was just the Tea Party, getting ready to dump a few barrels of tea overboard. ”
Too funny.
I heard today that one of the City Councilmen was whipping members of his church up to come out and protest. That’s really too bad and he does his city no good trying to prey on disharmony. More praying and less preying on political division during church is needed.
Shame on that Councilman.
Amen.